Shoe.



H. KAISER.

SHOE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 31. l9l6.

Patented Jan. 15, 1918.

Patented Jan. flit, ilttfltl.

Application filed May at, 1am. serial no. water.

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, HENRY KAISER, a citizenof the United States of America, resid This invention relates to atongue for lumbermens. rubbers, shoe packs, shoes or the like and to anarrangement thereof, whereby that portion which is most liable toencounter moisture is made water proof without impairing the flexibilityof the tongue or causing discomfort to the wearer.

The invention consists in the matters hereinafter set forth, and moreparticularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings,

Figure 1 is a view of a shoe tongue a plied to a rubber, embodyingfeatures of t e invention;

Fig. 2 is a plan view in detail of the lower portion of the tongue;

Fig. 3 is a view partially in section and partially in perspective, of aportion of the tongue, and

Fig. 4 is a view in transverse section of a modification thereof.

As shown herein, a rubber or shoe having" of the vamp and'counter.Between the lines of stitching 5 (see Fig. 2), a shield 7 isapplied ofsuitable shape to smoothly overlie the contiguous portion of the bellowston no 4. while there Is considerable clearance etween the marginalportion 8 of'the shield is afiordedby the general contour of the shield7 and by the incurved marginal portions 9 and 10 thereof.

The shield is preferably of waterproof material, such as pro erlytreated leather or the like, and it may e of a single piece as indicatedin the detail view of Fig. a, or it may consist of an outer layer ofleather 11, and an intermediate layer of pantosote or like waterprooffabric 12, as shown in Fig. a.

As a result of the construction, a shoe is obtained that fits smoothlyover the instep of the wearer and presents a tongue which is imperviousto water at the point where snow and water are most likely to collect,and that thereby prevents any discomfort to the user.

Obviously, changes in the details of construction may be made withoutdeparting from the spirit of my invention, and I do not care to limitmyself to any particular form or arrangement of parts.

What ll claim is 1. The combination of the vamp of a shoe with a tongueincludin a shield of waterproof material approprlately secured along itsmargin to the lower portion of the shoe tongue between the marginsthereof and arranged with the tongue to overlie the contlguous margin ofthe vamp.

2. The combination with the quarters of a shoe of a bellows tonguestitched thereto along its edges having a shield of waterproof materialconformed to the lower portion thereof and secured to the outerfacethereof by stitching along the margin of the shield that is within theline of stitching of the tongue to the quarters.

3. The combination with a shoe having a bellows tongue stitched to thevamp and quarters thereof, of a shield of waterproof material securedalong its margin to the outer face of the lower portion of the tongue bylines of stitching com letely within and separate from the lines oattachment of the tongue to the quarters, the tongue and shield havmglower registered margins adapted to overlie the contiguous margin of theshoe vamp.

In testimony whereof I afix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

HEY Karena.

Witnesses:

ANNA M. Donn, Esrisrnn Benson.

